Accused's confession was voluntary where there was no nexus between the decision to confess and an "inducement" made by police

Information provided by an unknown anonymous informant amounted to reasonable and probable grounds to arrest the accused for drug trafficking

Ontario court holds "Gladue" principles apply to bail applications heard by the Court of Appeal

Search of abandoned backpack containing shotgun and ammunition found not to violate accused's s. 8 rights.

Yukon Court of Appeal holds date and locale alleged in indictment are material and must be proven by Crown

BC court grants complainant's application to testify with pet dog on her lap at dangerous offender hearing

Court held that officer could not rely on intuition as basis for warrantless search of university student's backpack

Empty beer cans in the accused's vehicle gave an air of reality to the possibility that the accused engaged in bolus drinking

R. v. Curry (2016), 2016 BCSC 1435, 2016 CarswellBC 2152 (B.C. S.C.)

The victims’ fear coupled with the accused’s awareness that breaking and entering could trigger such fear formed the basis for Ontario’s Court of Appeal to find the “implied threat of violence” necessary to uphold the lifetime weapons prohibition imposed in the accused’s sentence.

Alberta court holds accused failed to establish privacy interest in text messages sent from cell phones belonging to third party

Text messages sent by complainant in the midst of the events in question were admitted as evidence under the principled approach to hearsay